By pointing out these Paradoxes, Martha gives executives relief that their situation, while unique, might not be unusual….and more importantly, by sharing how some CIOs and senior executives are successfully dealing with these paradoxes, she sheds light on how you might do the same.

Lights Out By Ted Koppel

Book Highlights and Discussion

Top Disaster Recovery experts already prescribe EMP safe back up environments. But what is the possibility of a major portion of the electrical grid shutting down for a long period of time?

In this instant classic, Emmy award winning newscaster and author Ted Koppel explores the probability of an electrical grid shutdown based upon cyber warfare, what our government would do (and not do) to help us, and how various people and groups are already preparing for a grid shut down.

Join Alex Jarett as he summarizes the key findings in the book.

BE the BUSINESS--CIOs in the New Era of IT By Martha Heller

Book Highlights and Discussion

Alex Jarett, CEO, Technology Executives Club & Technology Innovation Institute™ shared insights on how CIOs of today can lead in an environment where Technology is integral to the business.

As Technology has become an integral part of the business and all companies become software companies, the role of CIO and IT itself is changing. Martha has done a great job of identifying key trends and insights from Top CIOs on how to lead in this new environment.

These Insights were based upon Martha Heller’s research interviewing top CIOs Worldwide

Dare to Lead by Brene´ Brown

Book Highlights and Discussion: Part 1 of 2

In this first of two leadership sessions, we shared highlights & insights from the book Dare to Lead by Brene’ Brown.

Creating a culture of innovation is crucial to our success, but older, top down, “fear-based,” cultures are difficult to change.

In this NYT best selling book, author Brene’ Brown lays out clear and concise strategies to do this.

There are four parts to the book. In our book summary and discussion, we discussed Part One. In our next summary we will discuss the remainder of the book. Finally, we provided links to her resource hub, which is very helpful and quite extensive.

Book Highlights and Discussion: Part 2 of 2

In this second of two leadership sessions, we shared highlights & insights from the book Dare to Lead by Brene’ Brown.

Creating a culture of innovation is crucial to our success, but older, top down, “fear-based,” cultures are difficult to change.

In this NYT best selling book, author Brene’ Brown lays out clear and concise strategies to do this.

There are four parts to the book. In this portion of our book summary and discussion, we will discuss the remainder of the book. Finally, we provided links to her resource hub, which is very helpful and quite extensive.